Narumi Miura

Narumi Miura (三浦 成美, Miura Narumi, born 3 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays for North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League and the Japan national team.

Narumi Miura
Miura with the North Carolina Courage in 2023
Personal information
Full name Narumi Miura [1]
Date of birth (1997-07-03) 3 July 1997
Place of birth Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 North Carolina Courage
Number 6
Youth career
2010–2015 Tokyo Verdy Menina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Tokyo Verdy Beleza 84 (1)
2023– North Carolina Courage 16 (0)
International career‡
2016 Japan U-20 5 (0)
2018– Japan 30 (0)
Medal record
Nippon TV Beleza
WinnerNadeshiko League2016
WinnerNadeshiko League2017
WinnerNadeshiko League2018
WinnerNadeshiko League2019
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup2016
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup2018
WinnerEmpress's Cup2017
WinnerEmpress's Cup2018
WinnerEmpress's Cup2019
WinnerEmpress's Cup2020
WinnerEmpress's Cup2022
Representing  Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2016 Papua New Guinea
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 China
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2013 China
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2022

Club career

Miura was born in Kawasaki on 3 July 1997. She joined L.League club Tokyo Verdy Beleza in 2016, after being promoted from Tokyo Verdy Menina, their under-18 team.[2] Despite young and a newly-promoted player for Beleza, she played many matches since her first season as a professional footballer. Miura helped the club to win two consecutive L. League titles on (2016 and 2017).

She was signed by North Carolina Courage in February 2023.[3]

National team career

In September 2013, Miura was selected for the Japan U-17s to play the 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship. She scored two goals at the tournament, with one of them being scored at the Final, that helped Japan to win the tournament for the second time in a row. In August 2015, she was selected for Japan U-20s to play the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, with Japan winning the tournament. In November 2016, she was once again selected for Japan U-20s, now for the 2016 U-20 Women's World Cup. At this tournament, she played five matches and Japan earned a third-place finish.[4]

On 10 June 2018, Miura debuted for the Japan national team against New Zealand.[5]

Tokyo 2020 Olympics

In 2021, Miura represented Japan on the women's football tournament of the 2020 Olympics, which was held in her home country, Japan.[6]

National team statistics

[7]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201850
2019120
202030
202180
202220
Total300

Honours

Tokyo Verdy Beleza

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. "Nippon TV Beleza". Archived from the original on 24 September 2017.
  3. "Courage acquire Japanese midfielder Narumi Miura".
  4. Narumi Miura – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. "NADESHIKO Japan wins over New Zealand 3-1". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会.
  6. "Japan announces women's football squad for Tokyo 2020". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. List of matches available in 2018, 2019,2020,2021,2022 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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